Siti Kasim urges govt not to dismiss UN report on nation's poverty rate


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 24 Aug 2019

PETALING JAYA: Activist lawyer Siti Kasim has called on the government not to simply dismiss suggestions made by a United Nations representative to reassess the existing poverty line income (PLI) in the country.

"The reality on the ground is you cannot survive in Kuala Lumpur with a PLI of RM980," said the lawyer.

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